Quote Originally Posted by -JJ-
Is Java really as popular as it used to be before though?
Yes. I hate Java. I learned C++ well before Java caught on. Java is still being developed. Any errors, bugs, or inconviences are being fixed. Right now (it might have already ended...I'm not too sure), there is a big Java conference going on in China. Java has international text support (unicode), so it's being pushed internationally. With web applets and system code, it's a contender. C++ could be used as CGI, but hardly anyone actually uses it for that. I don't like it to the fact it's interpreted instead of compiled. It might be able to do a lot, but it's way too slow. For anything web-based, nothing will ever beat Perl. For system stuff, C++ will remain king. Java is being pushed for new developers and school stuff because it's actually easier than C++. There's no need to worry about pointers, memory allocation, and leaks.